Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Jun 03 //
Matthew RazakTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsDirector: Dave GreenRated: PG-13Release Date: June 3, 2016]
If you saw the first move you know that the films definitely bumped up the realism of the turtle design, and threw in a sexy April O'Neil (Megan Fox). The basics of the turtles are still the same, though. We find Leonardo trying his best to learn how to lead; Donatello acting all nerdy; Raphael having temper issues; and Michelangelo providing comic relief and pizza. The Shredder escapes from imprisonment with the help of Dr. Baxter Stockman (Tyler Perry) and opens up a portal to another world where Krang, an evil brain housed in a robot body, strikes a deal to bring his Technodrome to Earth. Meanwhile, Casey Jones (Stephen Armell) shows up to beat up bad guys as well, like the new created Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (wrestler Sheamus). It's a plot so contrived and cliche (*cough* Avengers *cough*) and stupid it feels torn right from a Saturday morning cartoon, and in this case I just can't be angry at that.
When the first film worked it was when it was focusing on the turtles themselves and this is once again true here. Despite a clunkly script that basically tells the actors to say every emotion they're feeling out loud, the filmmakers once again nail the ninja turtles themselves. While their character arc is simply a retread of the original's plotline (brothers argues, brothers come back together to fight bad guy), it plays well thanks to some great motion capture performances and a general feel for the characters. It's fun to watch Mikey crack wise while Raph gets angry and stomps off. They also surprisingly nail Bepop and Rocksteady, making the two as comically idiotic as they are in the cartoon, and pushing the kid-geared humor up a notch (fart jokes, slapstick, etc.) At it's base the movie just gets the turtles and villains, even if it's attempts at almost everything else are ham-fisted.
Well, that's not entirely true. Much like the first movie the action sequences in this are pretty impressive. Possibly thanks to the entirely CGI makeup of its heroes the move pulls some ridiculous stuff off including a fight in an cargo plane that's fantastic. The turtles don't get to show off as much of their actual ninja fighting skills this time around, but the big action set pieces are a blast to watch. Plus, the turtle van makes an appearance so that was my childhood dreams come true. This is director Dave Green's first big action film, and at points it's clear he needs some practice getting action to flow together, but there's promise there and an eye for what makes action work.
Outside of the turtles things are a little rougher. Megan Fox's April seems to have only made it into the movie for exposition and eye candy, the latter of which is a bit contradictory to the clear target audience of the movie. Armell's Casey Jones is charming enough, but that's really only because Armell is charming, not because of the character himself. The screenplay does no favors to either character passing most of the good lines over to Will Arnett, returning as Vernon Fenwick. Somehow Laura Liney also accidentally accepted a role in the film. I think she may have been drugged, but it's pretty clear she doesn't want to be there.
Out of the Shadows doesn't quite work as well as its predecessor overall, either. It's very clear that now that they've got the green light to move forward with the series they want to make their own ninja turtle universe. Baxter, Krang and Shredder are all set up for returns, which is great, but the problem is the the film sometimes feels like its playing for the future instead of focusing on the film itself. That's pretty evident in the movies piecemeal plot and often overbearing exposition.
Still, when it comes down to seeing the ninja turtles in action the movie delivers. While many of the same issues that the first film had are still present, and at times worse, Out of the Shadows delivers the team of mutants as they've should be. It's a fun, if not entirely well executed, bit of cinema that's geared not towards the elder nostalgia nerds, but the children who it probably should be.

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Most of the voice cast was present with the absence of Mae Whitman and Sean Astin being the only loss (but he called in through Facetime) as well as showrunner Ciro Nieli and writer Brandon Auman. Wasting no time they started discussing the show's major shake up at the end of season three (once again, major spoilers), as the Tricertons set off a black hole bomb resulting in both Splinter's death and the destruction of the Earth. Splinter's VO Hoon Lee expressed some concern over it, but he also argued that it showed how dangerous the Turtles' life really is as they "live by the sword and die by the sword." Nieli stated that they wanted to try something big like that because they have all sorts of different directions for the show, and by the sounds of some of the news it's going to go to some crazy places.
Here are some of the major plans for season 4:
David Tennant's Fugitoid is playing a huge role in the series going forward.
Keith David joins the show voicing a Salamander commander who may or may not truly be a bad guy (from a race based on The Newtralizer)
The A-Team's Dwight Schultz is joining the cast as Wyrm, who's no longer a mutated trashman but now an all powerful alien genie with reality bending powers (think Bat-Mite) who fights the turtles by shapeshifting and wrapping them up in a big ball, hilariously. Also Casey's glowing blue and super smart for some reason.
The biggest thing? The Krang suit from the original 80s cartoon is returning as part of a 2D animatedspecial crossover with the original voice cast in tow, including Pat Fraley returning to voice the original villainous Krang. We were shown an in progress cinematic, and for anyone worried that the show's two tones would clash, don't worry. It's funny, has lots of action, and it'll warm your heart.
As for the season four premiere, the show's getting an entirely new title cinematic. With a bit of summary of season three's finale, the turtles are shown in all sorts of new space situations. After that, the Turtles are trying to get used to their new situation as Fugitoid lays out the goal for the season. They need to collect shards of a special time macguffin in order to save the Earth (which is now stuck in a weird stasis of both existence and non-existence), but if the Triceratons get them first it's all over. With a new goal and some cool looking, color coordinated space suits (April's looks very familiar to those who've followed the 80s cartoon) the Turtles have a new lease on life. Which means we don't have to worry too much about angst or anything like that. Considering how heavy three's finale was, it's refreshing that season four giddily jumped into the new status quo. Anyway, after an asteroid belt leaves their ship damaged, the Turtles land on a planet of rogues, pirates and thieves (Raphael naturally likes it while Fugitoid notes he's never been but says it looks great in the Spring).
On the new planet, the Turtles make all sorts of space puns (a few of them land, most don't but the kids'll love it) and are introduced to a bunch of new technologies (which will most likely make their ninjutsu much better as the season roles on). After some exploring and each turtle finding their own troubling situation, we're introduced to season four's major addition, Peter Stormare's Lord Dregg. I have no clue how they landed Stormare, but he's fantastic. He's chewing up the scenery immensely and you can tell he absolutely loved playing the bad guy. Lord Dregg majorly outclasses the Turtles while throwing them around like ragdolls and has technologically superior, super tough henchmen. After the Turtles flee the planet and have a space battle with Dregg, the episode ends with the Turtles hyperspacing into the unknown.
After having so much fun with the premiere, I'm totally confident that the writing staff knew what it was doing when it literally blew itself up. I've never been more excited for a TMNT season, especially after last season felt like such a retread. It's definitely a good shot in the arm, and besides all the blatant need for new toys, the show's going to very enjoyable. I can't wait to see the rest of TMNT's universe.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' fourth season premieres October 25th on Nickelodeon.

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Nick ValdezHonorable Mentions: Birdman - Flight scene, Snowpiercer - "What happens if the engine stops?," The Skeleton Twins - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now," 22 Jump Street - "Ass-n-Titties," Into the Woods - "Agony"
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10. The Hunger Games Mockingjay - Part 1 - "The Hanging Tree" as performed by Jennifer Lawrence
Every year there seems to be a song that's meant to break into mainstream pop. Usually by happenstance, or some kind of weird popularity spike, and "The Hanging Tree" is 2014's single. Written by the Lumineers (with influence from the original text), and given an odd dance backing so it can be played on the radio, this moment may have been forced but it did show off the first actual rebellion against the Capitol. Like other parts of Mockingjay - Part 1, the scene finally opens up the world beyond Katniss and her compatriots.
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9. The Lego Movie - "Everything is Awesome/(Untitled) Self Portrait"
"Everything is awesome, everything is cool when your part of a team" was 2014's "Let It Go." There's a dollar theater in my town next to the local grocery, and when I first heard a little girl singing that song, I knew we had a winner. The scene it's used in doesn't hit perfect status until the "12 Hours Later" bit but it's still very good. Even better? Batman's demo tape, "DARKNESS! NO PARENTS!"
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8. Guardians of the Galaxy - "Come And Get Your Love"
As critics like myself (although I'd like to think I'm as far from that definition as possible) continue to worry over the staleness of Marvel's films, the intro to Guardians of the Galaxy, featuring a nonchalantly groovin Chris Pratt dancing to a once forgotten Redbone tune, helps alleviate some of that worry. Starting off on the right foot, this scene helped set the tone for Marvel's future. It's going to be a lot more fun.
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7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - "Elevator Beatbox"
You won't see the TMNT movie on many Best of 2014 lists, but I've got to credit where it's due. It may have be clouded by a bunch of odd decisions, but the Turtles themselves were great. Although they looked like giant steroid hulks, the few times they got to act like their "Teenage" namesake truly stood out. This came to a head in the elevator ride before the final battle with Shredder. It's the most fun scene in this film, and it's completely unnecessary when you think about it. But it's full of so much personality it's hard to care. I want the sequel to basically be this scene x 100.
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6. The Guest - "Anthonio"
The Guest has one of the best soundtracks of 2014. Fusing synth pop and trance together with little known European Pop remixes, and coupling them with a nostalgic run through the horror genre lead to one of the best musically inclined films of the year. The Guest owes most of its successes to its soundtrack and it's never better than the final scene. A stare down, a remix of Annie's "Anthonio," and a sinister Dan Stevens are a match made in heaven.
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5. The Book of Life - "Just A Friend/The Apology Song/I Will Wait" as performed by Diego Luna, Cheech Marin, and Gabriel Iglesias
I think The Book of Life'll be the only time I hear Tejano-inspired music in film and that's a bit sad. Like me, it takes influences from classic pop tunes and unapologetically puts a little Mexican flair into each one. There's too many awesome songs to name (but the one touted as the "big" one, where Diego Luna performs a cover of "Creep," is kind of lame) with the too brief "Just a Friend," and the great "Apology Song" sung to a flaming skeletal bull in the Land of the Forgotten, but my favorite is definitely the montage set to "I Will Wait." It's hilarious, critiques Mexican culture, and it just sounds so pleasant.
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4. The Interview - "Firework" as performed by Jenny Lane
Although the clip above doesn't refer to the scene on this list (as it's much better to experience it without being spoiled), trust me when I say that it's truly a great movie music moment. The scene that launched a thousand emails, and was most likely toned down in retrospect, but it's a damn fun scene. Much like the rest of The Interview, it makes sense in the most absurd way. Hope you get to see it for yourself.
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3. X-Men: Days of Future Past - "Time in a Bottle"
With as many comic book films I see now, they all start to blend in together after awhile. What woke me up from my haze, however, was Days of Future Past. While the rest of the film followed the same beats, and Quicksilver himself wasn't the most interesting addition, I've never seen a better demonstration of super speed. Sure we've seen this type of slowdown in films like The Matrix, but I can't recall seeing it used so humorously. It's the little touches that made everything work.
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2. Frank - "Secure the Galactic Perimeter/I Love You All" as performed by Michael Fassbender
Frank is a film about twelve people saw, and that's a damn shame. It's got some of the best music from 2014. The songs were notably assembled by the cast (and not even available in full on the soundtrack) and they're just so weird. Good weird. While the final song "I Love You All" gets the full bump on this list, it doesn't really mesh as well as it should until you've seen the film. Once you've seen the film, learned of all of Frank's quibbles, then it truly comes together.
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1. Whiplash - "Caravan" as performed by Miles Teller
God, Whiplash has the best f**king music. That finale? So gooooooooooooooood.
What are your favorite music moments of 2014? Agree or disagree? Leave a comment below or hit me up on Twitter! Stay tuned through the rest of the week for more "Best Of" lists!

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Aug 19 //
Nick ValdezHonorable Mentions: Dog City, King Arthur & the Knights of Justice, 2 Stupid Dogs, Biker Mice From Mars, Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Mighty Max, SWAT Kats, Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?, Arthur, Dexter's Laboratory, Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys, Pepper Ann, Darkwing Duck, Swamp Thing, M.A.S.K., Reboot, Most Disney cartoons, Teen Titans
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10. Street Sharks
Sure Street Sharks is essentially the same show as TMNT if the turtles were trash talking punks, but man it was JAWSOME. With all of the current shark hype, now's the best time for a Street Sharks reboot. Let Michael Bay produce this one, give it the worst best screenwriter, and then watch the cash roll in.
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9. The Mysterious Cities of Gold
I know this one's been given a face lift thanks to a recent mobile game, but I really want this on the big screen. This is one of the rare occasions where I'd prefer live action for the property. Full of gorgeous backdrops, education, mystery, and non-White protagonists (with Spanish, Incan, and Egyptian influences), and childlike wonder. It's a show that didn't get the following it deserved. Come back, Esteban.
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8. Ed, Edd & Eddy
A cool cartoon about three con men working over marks during Summer vacation. I really don't need to explain why this should be a movie, do I?
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7. Mummies Alive
HE HAS THE MUMMIES! PROTECTING 25 B.C.
HE HAS THE MUMMIES! SOMETHING SOMETHING RAMSES
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6. Gargoyles
I remember having a tough time following Gargoyles. Being one of the first "dark" cartoons with a through plot line, I couldn't miss an episode because I'd come back super lost. And since I had missed so many, I think I singlehandedly canceled this show. I just really want to see a film version of this out of cold, hard guilt. Also for the possibility of seeing Keith David don giant grey wings and a mullet.
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5. Bravestarr
Bravestarr should really be more popular. A Native American sheriff fighting space aliens and robots in a version of Texas on the moon (or something)? And you're saying he has an ass kicking, wisecracking horse that transforms into a man horse? Why hasn't this been adapted for film yet? Do studios not want my life savings?
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4. Thundercats
Remember when Thundercats nearly got a motion picture? Something happened during production that saved us from what was most likely a disaster. Then we got that neat, but short lived reboot on Cartoon Network a few years ago. We're overdue for a full fledged Thundercats film. I'd probably see it twice. Hell, just give actors cat noses and save money if that's the issue.
Sight beyond sight, badass beyond badass.
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3. Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Although it'll never be as good as the Funny or Die shorts with Don Cheadle, I really do think a Captain Planet film could work. Take out some of the 80-90s fluff like mullets, Indian children with monkeys, and "love" and you'd have a current Hollywood blockbuster. I mean if LeVar Burton can bring back Reading Rainbow, we can at least get a 90 minute film. Or a fan film. Anything. The power is yours, Internet. Make it happen.
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2. Kim Possible
Call me, beep me, if you want to reach me when Kim Possible finally gets her big screen debut. I know the show has gotten some movie length TV specials on Disney Channel, but if there's any Disney cartoon worth adapting, it's this one. Featuring a teenage cheerleader (who also happened to be a really great super spy), and her goofy best friend as they take on all sorts of colorful bad guys. Literally colorful with a blue guy, a green lady, and I believe there was a red one at one point. Slick action, great comedy, and featuring one of Christina Milian's few hit singles.
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1. Samurai Jack
This one hurts more than any other cancellation. Getting cut short after just one awesome season, we never got the final battle between Jack (a samurai wielding a mystical sword) and Aku (a demon who sent Jack years forward into the future). Although talks for a movie began shortly after the series ended, it was never meant to be. Although this list is about shows I want to see on the big screen, it's really just a thinly veiled list of shows I'd like to see again. Jack never made it back home.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesDirector: Jonathan LiebesmanRated: PG-13Release Date: August 8, 2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles once again starts the franchise over, which is a bit ludicrous considering there is hardly a person on earth who doesn't know that four turtles named after Renaissance painters (Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo) are dosed in some ooze that turns them into mutants. They're trained by Splinter, a giant rat, who was also doused in it, in the ways of the ninja. April O'Neil (Megan Fox), a reporter, is the first human to discover them and works alongside to help defend the city from The Shredder and his evil ninjas, the Foot Clan.
The new movie does very little to change this except to switch around the cause of the ooze spilling on the turtles and tying O'Neil into their origins a bit more. Despite re-introducing the turtles being almost entirely unnecessary the film does it once again and brings in Vernon Fenwick (Will Arnett) for some reason as O'Neil's sidekick. The plot is basically the turtles fighting shredder, but it takes half the movie to get to it. Unfortunately the first half of the film is the Apirl O'Neil show and it is a pretty boring/annoying show. What they seem to be doing is trying to build up to the reveal of the turtles, but there is no build up because we all know what they look like and who they are. It's even more annoying because while the characters of the turtles are actually really interesting, especially Leonardo and Raphael's headbutting, O'Neil is not. The character is incredibly annoying and underdeveloped despite having half the movie to herself.
However, once the movie ditches O'Neil and actually becomes about the turtles it's surprisingly good. Despite the turtles looking like ass the movie maintains the nature of their characters, and that's always what has made them work. Donatello is made a bit nerdier than ever, but it works to make him a more defined character and Michelangelo is nailed as the comedic relief. Leo and Raph don't have quite enough time to really turn into the characters they should be, but that's because of the wasted time on April in the first half of the film. If we're going to get sequels it's a good sign that once we start seeing the turtles as characters the movie becomes immeasurably more enjoyable.
What else works is the action. Despite director Jonathan Liebesman having a track record worse than almost any current Hollywood director he actually pieces together some really impressive action this time around. It may be some of the best of the summer. It works with the uniqueness of having giant turtles as your action stars and pulls together some impressive fights. The snow scene shown off in the trailers is especially impressive and damn near worth the price of admission in and of itself. The fights work well too, despite the fact that they needlessly turn Shredder into a giant robot, knife-throwing thing that's possibly dumber than the film's needless focus on O'Neil. Shredder, this badass, evil ninja leader, is turned into wrote copy of Wolverine.
The robot Shredder points to the real issue with the first half of the film. Like an empty, robotic suit there's a serious lack of soul. The turtles don't seem like a family since we barely see them and when Splinter first comes on screen there's almost no actual connections. It's all forgivable, however, since the film finally pulls it together and starts delivering through the interaction of the turtles as four brothers. It's just too bad that producer Michael Bay makes the same mistake he does with Transformers and ignores the interesting characters to instead focus on the humans for the first half of the movie. The fun is still there, but the soul doesn't arrive until later in the film.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a beloved childhood franchise for nearly three generations of children now. That puts a lot of pressure on a movie like this. There's a love and passion there for the characters, and that's why it's so disappointing that the movie ignores them for so long. Thankfully, Ninja Turtles is fun enough and has good enough action to make up for its (literal) character flaws. When the movie finally does decide to deliver the turtles we came to see it does it well. I just wish they remembered who the movie was named after sooner.

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According to the hilariously named Ninja Turtles reboot hatin' blog, TMNT, NOT TANT, the script for the delayed Ninja Turtles remake/reboot is well...terrible.
The alleged script follows Casey Jones (who is now a te...

RetrofractionDeepwater Horizon was really good! I would probably rate it as my favorite movie this year.DwavenhobbleOh so there's already a narrative in the making that anyone who dislikes Spiderman Homecoming is merely Racist because of Black MJ. Does that mean I can call anyone who disliked Suicide Squad racist now?RetrofractionMy team that I organized and directed won best story in the IFP Phoenix 48 hour short challenge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)RetrofractionI enjoyed the new Star Trek, not the best, but I think it is a very good step in the right direction and is much better than into the darkness.RetrofractionSaw the new Ghost Busters movie, it was pretty good. But I think the humor and the script needed work, it kind of dragged on toward the end.Ckervin[url="http://www.flixist.com/blogs/Ckervin/the-future-is-looking-pretty-rough--220323.phtml"]The future is looking pretty rough[/url] in these films!CkervinWell, this one will be interesting! [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foGraEVNI0s[/youtube] RetrofractionWell super excited to see Hateful Eight sometime soon, but does anyone have and recommendations for some good indie films?imran haiderNiko Nikohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEvXKWv4hwcNieroTesting Quickposts! You can now leave a short note on Flixist about anything, and continue/convert it to a blog later